Sexual violence against children witnessed an alarming rise in the first nine months of current calendar year, according to a report by children rights body.
The report, prepared by the Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum (BSAF), revealed that the abuse and exploitation on children increased by around 53 per cent during the time compared to the same period in 2018.
Among them, child rape increased by 58 per cent in January to September, it added.
The report was disclosed at a press conference titled ‘Child Rights and Current Situation’ at the National Press Club in the city, organised jointly by Action for Social Development (ASD) and the BSAF.
ASD Executive Director Jamil H Chowdhury and the BSAF Director Abdus Shahid Mahmood, among others, spoke at the function.
BSAF prepared the report based on the information about child rights violation, rape, sexual assault, and harassment from 15 national daily newspapers.
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